INSTRUCTIONS 



relating to ihe 



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SYSTEM OF ACCGSNTABILITY- 



CLOTHfiTOj ARMS, ACCOUTREMENTS, 



OTHER PUBLIC PROPERTY OP THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS 



INCLUDING 



DIRECTIONS IN THE PREPARATION OF RETURNS. 
VOUCHERS, AND ACCOUNTS. 



PREPARED UNDhP THF SUPER VISION OP THE QUARTERMASTER 
OP THE CURP3. 



LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 



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WASHINGTON: 

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Class N/MV 
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INSTRUCTIONS 



RELATING TO THE 



SYSTEM OF ACCOUNTABILITY 

FOR 

CLOTHING, ARMS, ACCOUTREMENTS, 

AND 

OTHER PUBLIC PROPERTY OF THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS ; 

INCLUDING 



DIRECTIONS IN THE PREPARATION OF RETURNS, 
VOUCHERS, AND ACCOUNTS. 



PREPARED UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE QUARTERMASTER 
OF THE CORPS. 




WASHINGTON: 

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE. 

1891. 



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LETTER OF SUBMITTAL. 



Headquarters U. S. Marine Corps, 

Quartermaster's Office, 
Washington, D. C, Xovember 19, 1889. 
Sir : I have the honor to submit to the Department the im- 
portance of reprinting with necessary changes the instructions 
relating to the " system of accountability for clothing, arms, 
and accoutrements of the U. S. Marine Corps, 7 ' published by 
authority of the Department, December, 1875. 

The edition of these instructions is entirely exhausted, and 
its subject-matter has in many instances become obsolete or 
unreliable, owing to certain changes promulgated at different 
times by special or general orders, by direction of the Secretary 
of the ^avy, or the Treasury Department. 

The work has, at the request of this office, been carefully re- 
vised by Capt. D. Pratt Mannix, U. S. Marine Corps, by whom 
it was originally prepared, and made to conform with the laws, 
orders, and regulations governing the subject. 

I inclose a copy of the edition published in 1875, by authority 
of the Department. A comparison of the proposed revision with 
it will show all changes and modifications recommended to be 
made, The " revision " has received the approval of the Sec- 
ond Comptroller of the Treasury, and it is now submitted with 
the request that, if it meets with the approval of the Depart- 
ment, it may be issued under its authority and the printing of 
it ordered. 

Very respectfully, your obedient servant, 

H. B. Lowry, 
Major and Quartermaster, TJ. S. Marine Corps. 
Hon. B. F. Tracy, 

Secretary of the Navy 
Forwarded,, approved : 

C. G. McCawt/ey, 
Colonel Commandant, U. S. Marine Corps. 

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Navy Department, 

Washington, May 4, 1891. 
Sir: Tbe Department is in receipt of your communication 
of the 28th ultimo, iuclosing tbe proof sheets of the "Instruc- 
tions relating to the system of accountability for clothing, 
arms, accoutrements, and other public property of the U. S. 
Marine Corps" which were referred to you by the Department 
under date of February 14 last, with directions to revise the 
same and submit them to the Second Comptroller of the Treas- 
ury for examination. It appearing from your communication 
and the letter of the quartermaster of the Marine Corps which 
accompanied it, that the "Instructions" referred to have been 
revised by a board of officers appointed by you j that you ap- 
prove the same and recommend that they be adopted, and that 
they are also recommended by the Second Comptroller for ap- 
proval, the said "Instructions" are approved by the Depart- 
ment. 
The proof sheets are herewith returned. 
Very respectfully, 

B. F. Tracy, 
Secretary of the Navy. 
The Commandant U. S. Marine Corps, 

Headquarters, Washington, D. C. 



Officers and non- commissioned officers in charge of clothing 
receiving a copy of these instructions will take it up on their 
next quarterly returns of clothing, where it will be accounted 
for like other property. 

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CONTENTS 



ACCOUNTABILITY. 

Par. 

Quartermaster's office I 

Provides clothing and other stores 2 

Custody of clothing, etc 3 

General responsibility 4 

Cannot he delegated to assistants 5 

Designating assistants 6 

BARRACKS AND QUARTERS. 

Under direction of the Quartermaster 7 

Eooms to be numbered 8 

Requisition for quarters , 9 

Inspection of quarters 10 

Accountable for damage 11 

Repairs to public buildings 12 

FURNITURE ACCOUNTABILITY. 

An account to be kept and articles to be marked 13 

Receipts required for furniture in quarters 14 

Furniture inspected when quarters are vacated 15 

Reports of survey noted and new articles entered 16 

An estimate of. the cost of articles required to be given >*.. 17 

SUPPLIES OF CLOTHING, ETC. 

How obtained 18-20 

Should require for sufficient to last three months t 19 

Quantity that may be obtained in advance 21 

Requisitions submitted for approval 22 

Invoices 23 

Receipts , 24 

Quantity to be stated in words and figures 25 

Arms, etc., not included with clothing ' 25 

Supplies to be examined when received 26 

When not wanted for use, and appear in good order 27 

General record of receipts aud distributions 28 

Requisitions on foreign stations 29 

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8 CONTENTS. 

Par. 

Where there is a surplus 3»*— 31 

Purchases on foreign stations 32 

Monthly statements of clothing, etc 33 

ISSUES TO THE MEN. 

Accounts for regular issues 34 

Receipts for regular issues 35 

Blanket bags, etc., not to be entered on receipt-rolls . * 36 

Enlisted men to be required to draw sufficient clothing 37 

Extra clothing to be charged at first payment 38 

Receipts for extra issues 30 

Care regarding checkages on pay-roll 40 

Price of clothing, etc., communicated annually 41 

Clothing allowance continues until discharged 42 

Clothing accounts of marines transferred 43 

Clothing account of a marine to be discharged 44 

Deserter's clothing 45 

INDIVIDUAL REQUISITION. AND RECEIPT BOOK. 

Object of requisition-book 46 

Instructions for entering requisitions 47 

To be kept in blanket bags 48 

Losing or defacing requisition-book 40 

To be taken with men when transferred 50 

To be transmitted to Quartermaster on decease or desertion 51 

GRATUITOUS ISSUES OF CLOTHING. 

Issues to prisoners 52 

Clothing destroyed to prevent contagion 53 

Where articles destroyed are not enumerated in the order 54 

When they are enumerated £5 

BOARDS OF SURVEY. 

Damage and deficiency 56 

By whom ordered .* '. 57 

Reports of survey 58 

Condemned clothing to be sold 50 

Not to be turned in 60 

May be issued at reduced price 61 

Number of copies required 62 

Losses 63 

Affidavits or depositions 64 

CONDEMNATION OF PROPERTY. 

Survey required to determine responsibility 65 

Property not to be dropped until condemned 66 

Disposition of condemned property 67 

Sales bv auction 68 



CONTENTS. y 

ARMS AND ACCOUTREMENTS. 

Par. 

Accidental loss or damage ( 69 

Loss chargeable to the officer 70 

Losses chargeable to the men 71 

Charges against the pay of a man 7*2 

Statement of charges for loss or damage 73 

Articles takeu by deserters to be charged 74 

Price-list of Springfield rifle 75 

Officers responsible for losses not charged to delinquents 76 

Delinquents to be charged 77 

Arms, etc., of marines in hospital 78 

Repairs to arms and accoutrements 79 

Surplus arms, etc., to be reported .... 80 

CIIANGE OF OFFICERS IN CT1AHGE OF rilOPEUTY. 

Clothing, etc., of officer removed from its care 81 

"When relieved to turn over pioperty 82 

Inspection of property by relieving officer 83 

When modified recefpts are given 64 

Arrest or decease of officer 85 

Property of guard transferred from a vessel 86 

On sending receipts without returns 87 

Examination of final returns communicated 88 

QUARTERLY RETURNS. 

A return to be rendered every quarter 89 

Accounts-current to be kept 90 

Copies sent to Bureaus and Quartermaster 91 

Returns made to Chief of Ordnance, U. S. Army.. 92 

Returns of furniture 93 

Object of making returns 94 

Vouchers 95 

One set to be retained 96 

Returns to be made upon prescribed blanks 97 

First return „ ■ 98 

Filling in the heading 99 

Debit side : 

On hand and received 100 

Repairs 101 

Deserters' clothing 102 

Taken up 103 

Total to be accounted for 104 

Credit side: 

Articles issued 105-110 

Loss unavoidable and preventable 106 

Expended 107 

Condemned articles sold or transferred 108-111 

Condemned articles on hand 109 



10 CONTENTS. 

Par. 

Credit side— Continued. 

In use and in store 112 

Total accounted for 113 

Verify iug the account 114 

MISCELLANEOUS. 

Signing the return 115 

Folding receipts and statements 116 

Receipt-rolls not to be gummed together .- 117 

Folding the returns 118 

Vouchers arranged in the order of numbers 119 

Care in mailing returns 120 

Letter of transmittal not required 121 

Forwarding returns, requisitions, etc 122 

FORAGE. 

Forage ration ,. 123 

Forage in kind , to whom furnished 124 

Officers not mounted may purchase forage 125 

Officers prohibited from selling forage -- . 126 

FUEL. 

Rate at which fuel may be purchased 127 

Requisition for fuel 128 

Fuel not to be sold or exchanged 129 

Oak wood the standard 130 

Portion in kindling wood 131 

Fuel not consumed taken up on returns 132 

Fuel furnished only in the month due „ 133 

Quarterly abstracts of fuel 134 

An abstract of officers' requisitions to be furnished the Fourth Audi- 
tor 135 

FORMS. 

No. 

Return for arms and accoutrements 1 

Invoice for a simple transfer of stores 2 

Receipt 3 

Articles lost or destroyed , 4 

Statement of charges 5 

Board of survey 6 

Allowance of clothing 6 a 

Account-current for clothing 6 & 

Requisition 7 

Return for clothing , 8 

Receipt-roll for regular issues 9 

Receipt-roll for extra issues 10 

Account of sales 11 

Account to be kept in general clothing-book 11a 



CONTENTS. 11 

No. 

Clothing account in case of transfer or discharge 12 

Requisition and receipt book 13 

Allowance table of clothing for marine guards 13 a 

Price-list of Springfield rille 13 & 

Monthly statement for clothing 14 

Monthly statement for arms and accoutrements 15 

Return for furniture 16 

Receipt for furniture 17 

Inventory of furniture IS 

Survey of furniture 19 

Return for equipage and quartermaster's stores 20 

Requisition for fuel for officers 21 

Consolidated requisition for fuel , 22 

Return of fuel 23 

Requisition for forage 24 

Requisition for forage for public horses 25 

APPENDIX. 

Special requisitions: 

Coats * A 

Trousers B 

Drawers C 

Shirts J> 

Directions for measuring for clothing E 



ABBREVIATIONS AND CHARACTERS USED IN THE INSTRUC- 
TIONS AND IN MAKING- OUT OFFICIAL PAPERS. 



Acct : Account. 

Adjt Adjutant. 

Arat Amount. 

Asst Assistant. 

Aug August. 

Bal Balance. 

Brig Brigadier. 

Bvt Brevet. 

Capt Captain. 

Col Colonel. 

Comdg Commanding. 

Coindr Commander. 

Comdt Commandant. 

Commo Commodore. 

Corp Corporal. 

Cr Creditor. 

Dec December. 

DepD Department. 

Ditto or Do The same. 

Dr Debtor. 

e. g For example. 

Ens Ensign. 

Engr Engineer. 

Feb February. 

Gen General. 

Hdqrs Headquarters. 

Hon Honorable. 

Ibid In the same place, 

a note of reference. 

i. e That is. 

Inspr Inspector. 

Inst., (instant).. Of present month. 

Ihvt Inventory. 

Jan January. 

Lieut, and Lt.. -Lieutenant. 

L. S Placeof the seal. 

Maj Major. 

Mar March. 



N. B Note or mark well. 

No Number. 

Nov November. 

0. B Official business. 

Obdt Obedient. 

Oct October. 

Par Paragraph. 

Paymr Paymaster. 

Per or pr By the. 

Per cent By the hundred. 

Prox., (proximo). Next, (month.) 

P. S Postscript. 

Pvt Private. 

Qr. Mr Quartermaster. 

Reed Received. 

Resply Respectfully. 

Sect Section. 

Sec Secretary. 

Sept September. 

Sergt Sergeant. 

Servt Servant. 

Ult., (ultimo) Of last month. 

U. S. A United States 

Army. 

U. S. M. C United ^States Ma- 
rine Corps. 

U.S.N United States 

Navy. 

Viz Namely. 

@ At. 

% Account. 

(f> Cents. 

$ Dollars. 

% .Per cent. 

Number. 

& And. 

&c And so forth. 

etc., (et camera).. And other things. 

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ACCOUNTABILITY 



FOR 



CLOTHING, ARMS, AND OTHER PUBLIC PROPERTY OF 
THE U. S. MARINE CORPS. 



1. Tbe Quartermaster, under tbe direction of the Comman- 
dant of the corps, is charged with the military and administra- 
tive details of his office. 

2. This office provides clothing, arms, accoutrements, and 
other supplies required for the service of the corps, and causes 
them to be shipped to the posts or stations where they may 
be wanted, and delivered to the officers or non-commissioned 
officers who shall be authorized to receive and account for them. 

3. The commanding officer of each post receives and is ac- 
countable for all public property at the post, excepting clothing, 
arms, and accoutrements, which, at a post commanded by a 
field officer, will be received, issued, and accounted for by the 
officer next in rank to the commanding officer. At all other 
posts, and on ship-board, the clothing, arms, . and accoutre- 
ments will be received and accounted for by the officer or 
non-commissioned officer in command of the post or guard. 

4. Every commissioned officer, non-commissioned officer, or 
other person of the Marine Corps who receives public property 
is responsible and will be held to a strict accountability for 
the proper care and preservation of all supplies of every kind 
intrusted to his care. 

5. An officer in charge of public property cannot delegate 
any part of his responsibility to an assistant. All articles 
drawn upon the requisition of an officer, or received upon the 

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16 AC< lBILITY ! THING, ARM-, ETC. 

exchange of invoices and receipts, without a requisition, stand 

charged to him, and he is held accountable tor the money-value 
of any article lost through the negligence of a subordinate. 

6. While an officer who has receipted for public property is 
personally and pecuniarily accountable therefor, yet it is the 
duty of the commanding officer to see that the best arrange- 
ments are made for the security and safety of such property, 
and to this end the officer in charge of clothing at a post should 
be allowed to designate the noncommissioned officer or private 
he wishes detailed to assist him. 

BARRACKS AND QUARTERS. 

7. The quarters and barracks provided for the use of the 
officers and enlisted men are under the direction of the Quar- 
termaster of the corps. 

S. The rooms of officers' quarters at every post shall be num- 
bered in a regular series, exclusive of attic rooms, which are 
not subject to assignment, except as appendages to the rooms 
regularly numbered. 

The barrack rooms of the men shall also be numbered. 

9. When an officer reports at a post or station, where there 
are no public quarters, he will at once make requisition upon 
the Quartermaster of the corps for his quarters, transmitting at 
the same time a copy of his orders. 

10. When quarters, upon the advice of the Quartermaster, 
are to be allotted, an inspection of them will be made by the 
commanding officer, and they shall be put in thorough order. 
A like inspection of quarters will be made whenever vacated, 
and always, when necessary, promptly repaired, if the Quarter- 
master has the means. 

11. Officers are held accountable that the quarters occupied 
by themselves, or by enlisted men under their command, shall 
not sustain any damage beyond the ordinary wear and tear 
during such occupation : for any damage due to carelessness, 
wilfulness, or neglect, the officer occupying the quarters, or 
commanding the post, as the case may be. shall be accountable. 

12. Necessary repairs to public buildings will, when prac- 
ticable, be made bv the labor of the enlisted men. 



ACCOUNTABILITY FOR CLOTHING, AK'Ms, LTC. 17 

FURNITURE ACCOUNTABILITY. 

13. Officers commanding posts will have entered in the 
"Register of Furniture" supplied by the Quartermaster an 
account of each article of furniture provided by the Govern- 
ment in the quarters and offices occupied by themselves and 
the officers under their command. The account will be entered 
according to rooms, beginning with the commanding officer's 
quarters. Xo article of furniture shall be removed from the 
room for which intended without permission from the Quar- 
termaster, and the furniture placed in each room will be dis- 
tinctly marked as follows: parlor furniture, P; dining-room 
furniture, D ; hall furniture, H ; bath-room furniture, B ; kitch- 
en, K; chamber furniture, G 1, 2,0 3 (according to number 
of rooms). 

14. The commanding officer being accountable for all furni- 
ture at his post will, when allotting quarters, require from all 
officers duplicate receipts for the furniture in the quarters 
about to be occupied by them, one copy of which will be for- 
warded to the Quartermaster. (Form 17.) 

15. When an officer is to be detached or leave his quarters, 
he will be required to place the furniture in the apartments 
to which it belongs, if not already there, and a board to take 
an inventory and report upon its condition will then be ordered 
by the commanding officer. (Form 18.) The last occupant 
shall deliver to the board every article receipted for by him; 
any missing article must be accounted for, and upon the deliv- 
ery of all furniture as above stated the receipt given by him 
to the commanding officer shall be cancelled. 

16. When any article of furniture is surveyed the judgment of 
the board will be entered in the "Register of Furniture" under 
the head of " remarks," and when authority is received to 
replace any article condemned, the new article will be entered 
in the register. 

17. Where articles at a post are recommended to be repaired 
or replaced, an estimate of the probable cost will be given in 
the report. 

SUPPLIES OF CLOTHING, ETC. 

18. When clothing is needed for issue to the men the neces- 
sary articles will be procured by officers in charge of clothing 

775 2 



18 ACCOUNTABILITY FOB CLO 1 BiNG, ARMS, ETC. 

upon requisitions, approved by their commanding officers, ou 
the Assistant Quartermaster at Philadelphia, Pa. 

The number and sizes of the quantity on hand, if any, of 
the articles required for will be entered on the requisition. 
(Form 7.) 

19. Officers and non commissioned officers in charge of cloth- 
ing' and other stores when making requisitions will require for 
the articles needed in quantities sufficient to last them at least 
three months, so as to avoid the expense of transporting the 
articles in small quantities. A copy of all requisitions will be 
kept by the officers and non-commissioned officers making them 
in the book furnished for that purpose, so that the articles may 
not be required for more than ou3e. 

20. Arms and accoutrements needed at posts or by guards 
on ships will be procured upon requisitions in the same man- 
ner as clothing, par. 18. 

When a guard is ordered to a vessel it will be armed and 
equipped at the post from which detailed, the officer or non- 
commissioned officer commanding the guard returning triplicate 
receipts to conform to the invoices of the articles in the hands 
of the guard or delivered to him by the officer making the trans- 
fer, if upon inspection the number and condition be found 
correctly stated therein. 

21. Officers in charge of clothing for posts, or guards of 
ships, may obtain in advance, if for a post, six mouths' cloth- 
ing, and if for the guard of a ship, a quantity sufficient for the 
probable length of the cruise. (See allowance table, Form 13 a.) 

22. Officers in charge of clothing, etc., will submit all esti- 
mates or requisitions for supplies which they may require to 
their immediate commanding officers for their revision and 
approval prior to forwarding them to the officer from whom 
supplies are to be obtained. 

It is the duty of commanding officers carefully to examine 
these requisitions, and satisfy themselves that the articles 
enumerated therein are actually required, aud that the lists 
embrace all that is needed for the time estimated. 

23. All officers transferring clothing, arms, or other stores 
will make an invoice thereof in triplicate, specifying the num- 
ber or quantity and condition of each article, which will be 



ACCOUNTABILITY FOR CLOTHING, ARMS, ETC. 19 

delivered to the officer to whom the transfer is made. (Form 2.) 
Wheiv articles are issued upou requisition, and are sent to per- 
sons at a distance, the invoice transmitted is a full account of 
the articles, in which' the marks, numbers, and contents of 
each box or package are described. 

24. Receipts for clothing, arms, etc., will be made in tripli- 
cate. (Form 3.) To be admissible as vouchers to accounts, they 
must be signed by an officer or non-commissioned officer duly 
authorized to receive public property. (See Par. 3.) Under no 
circumstances can non-commissioned officers (except when in 
charge of guards) or privates receipt for property and thus 
become responsible parties. 

By means of the receipt or voucher the whole system of 
accountability is conducted ; and if this is properly received, 
indorsed, and filed away, no matter how complicated an account 
may appear, its settlement will be comparatively easy. Hence 
it is that especial care should always be taken by the officer to 
receive the proper vouchers at the time that property is trans- 
ferred by him. 

25. In making out all invoices and receipts the number of 
each article shall be stated in words as well as in figures. 

Arms and accoutrements will not be included in the same 
voucher with clothing. Separate receipts are necessary, for 
tbe reason that in accounting for them they go upon different 
rolls. 

2G. On receiving clothing, arms, accoutrements, or other 
stores the person to whom they are sent will, within twenty- 
four hours after their receipt, have them carefully examined in 
the presence of an officer or non-commissioned officer, in order 
that triplicate receipts may be forthwith transmitted to the 
officer who may have sent the articles. 

Should there be any discrepancies between the quantity re- 
ceived and that stated in the invoice, or should any of the 
stores be damaged or lost in transportation, the officer receiving 
them will apply immediately to his commanding officer for a 
board of* survey, which shall decide on the extent of loss or 
damage and on whom the responsibility rests. 

The report of the board, approved by the officer ordering it, 
will be transmitted, one copy to the Chief of the Bureau of Pro- 
visions and Clothing, or, in the case of arms, etc., to the Chief of 



20 VOOOUXTABI' ITY FOR CLOTHING, ARMS, ETC. 

the Bureau of Ordnance, one to the Quartermaster, and one, 
with receipts for the articles actually received, to the officer for- 
warding the supplies. This report should be in quadruplicate, 
so that the officer asking the survey can retain a copy for his 
own use. 

27. Where articles are furnished carefully packed in boxes or 
packages, and it is not advisable to open them within the time 
prescribed, the officer will receipt for them as invoiced to him, 
if the boxes, as received and marked, agree Kith the invoice 
and appear rightly marked and in good order; and whenever 
they may be opened it shall be in the presence of an officer or 
non-commissioned officer, and their contents then compared 
with the iu voice, and if found to vary from it, a board of survey 
will be asked for to authenticate the facts. 

28. Every officer to whom public stores are intrusted should 
record in detail, in an ordinary blank-book, all receipts of such 
property, noting the date of reception or when he became 
charged with their care, from whom or how received, and the 
name and quantity of each article. 

In the same manner should be kept an accurate list of all 
such stores as are issued, expended, or disposed of in any way 
whatever, giving the dates and all the circumstances connected 
with each transaction. It will be found that such a book will 
assist materially in making out the returns. 

29. On foreign stations requisitions will be sent through the 
commanding officer of the vessel to the fleet officer of marines, 
by whom, after examination and approval, they will be for- 
warded to their destination through the chief of staff. 

In the absence of the flag-ship, where the needs of the men 
will not admit of a delay, they may be forwarded direct through 
the commanding officer of the vessel. 

30. Should any officer or non commissioned officer have a 
supply of stores exceeding what may be necessary for the use 
of the guard, a list of the articles in excess will be forwarded 
to the fleet officer of marines, noting their condition, and in the 
case of clothing the sizes. 

31. Officers having a surplus on hand may, with their com- 
manding officers' approval, furnish others with articles neces- 
sary for immediate use, always taking receipts in triplicate 
therefor. 



ACCOUNTABILITY FOR CLOTHING, ARMS, ETC. 21 

32. Offic rs serving on foreigu stations are prohibited from 
making any purchases of clothing, unless they become indis- 
pensably necessary for immediate use, and then not without 
the express sanction of the commander of the vessel, in which 
case the cost of the articles purchased shall be reported to the 
paymaster of the ship, to be charged against the accounts of 
the men requiring the articles*. 

Officers shall take care that all such articles purchased be, 
as nearly as possible, of the same quality and color as those 
furnished by the Government; and no more shall be purchased 
thau shall be sufficient to meet the existing necessity. 

33. On the last day of each month the officer in charge of 
clothing at each post will prepare a statement in duplicate 
showing the quantity and sizes of articles of clothing on hand 
(Form 11), one copy to be transmitted to the Quartermaster 
and one to the Assistant Quartermaster at Philadelphia, Pa. 
Similar statements of the arms and accoutrements on hand will 
be prepared and forwarded at the same time. (Form 15.) 

ISSUES TO THE MEN. 

34. Every officer charged with clothing for a post or guard 
shall open in a book, to be kept exclusively for that purpose, an 
account against each individual of the command, wherein shall 
be carefully charged all regular issues of clothing, exhibiting 
the date of enlistment, the date of the issue, and the articles 
issued. (Form 11a.) 

35. Officers will at the time take triplicate receipts for all 
issues of clothing made, one to be taken in the clothing-account 
book and two on receipt-rolls, to be transmitted as vouchers 
to the returns. (Form 9.) 

(As the clothing-book is kept with the command, the issuing officer can, 
if he deem it necessary for bis personal security, take a third roll for his 
own use.) 

These receipts will be witnessed separately by an officer other 
than the issuing officer, or, in the absence of such an officer, by 
a non-commissioned officer. Where marines can write their 
names legibly, they will be required to do so. It is only in cases 
where they cannot write that their marks will be substituted. 
In either case, however, they must be duly witnessed. 

Officers will be particular in stating, under the head of re- 



22 ACCOUNTABILITY FOR CLOTHING, ARMS, ETC. 

marks on the receipt-rolls, the date of the transfer, death, deser- 
tion, or apprehension of any person to whom they have issued 

clothing during the quarter. 

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30. Blanket bags, haversacks, canteens, and the .Mills 7 
woven cartridge-belts will be kept in the store-room on ship- 
board, and put in the hands of the men when occasion requires. 
They will riot be entered on receipt-rolls or accounted for as 
issued to the men, but will be borne on the return for arms and 
accoutrements as in use by the command, or in store, as the 
case may be, and are not to be charged to the person in whose 
use they are, unless lost or destroyed by his fault. In the case 
of such loss, the charges will be made on the pay-roll, and a 
transcript thereof will appear on the certified statement for 
charges against the men's accounts. (Par. 72, Form 5.) 

37. Officers commanding detachments ashore and afloat, 
as well as non-commissioned officers in charge of guards, should 
require enlisted men to draw sufficient clothing to make at all 
times a neat and soldierly appearance. A soldier should always 
have one best suit in reserve besides his full-dress. 

38. The articles named in the table, Form 6, a, for each 
year respectively, are considered the regular allowance, and 
may be issued at any time during the year. All other issues 
that may be made during that year are " extra, " and the money- 
value of the articles so issued must be charged at the next pay- 
ment against the account of the individual requiring the issue, 
and a certified statement that it has been sd charged shall ap- 
pear upon the receipt- rolls for extra issues, duly signed by the 
commanding officer of the post, or the paymaster of the ship, 
as the case may be. 

In case the man be discharged before a regular payment 
shall have come round, the articles charged against him are to 
be entered with the regular issues in the final statement of his 
clothing-account. 

39. As extra issues of clothing are noted on the pay-rolls to 
be paid for by those requiring the articles, they will be entered 
on a seperate roll from that containing the regular issues, 
though acknowledged and the signatures or u marks" wit- 
nessed in the same manner by a commissioned or non-commis- 
sioned officer. (Form 10.) 



ACCOUNTABILITY FOR CLOTHING, ARMS, ETC. 23 

Receipt-rolls for extra issues on board ship will be prepared 
in triplicate, and they will be sent, through the commanding 
officer, to the paymaster to hare the money-value of the cloth- 
ing checked against the accounts of the men to whom it was 
issued (Par. 38), and for his signature on each roll to the state- 
ment that this has been done, upon which two copies will be 
returned to the officer or non-commissioned officer to be trans- 
mitted with his returns ; the retained copy to be forwarded by 
the paymaster with his returns to the Fourth Auditor. 

40. At every approachiug pay-day officers in charge of cloth- 
ing, arms, etc., will carefully review their accounts of extra 
issues and losses chargeable to the men, and cause the articles 
charged against each individual to be noted opposite to his 
name on the pay roll as a guide for the paymaster. 

41. The price of each article of clothing and of accoutre- 
ments, equipage, etc., will be communicated annually in a gen- 
eral order from headquarters. 

42. The allowance of clothing to marines detained on ship- 
board after the expiration of their term of enlistment will con- 
tinue until discharged in the same proportion as during the 
period of enlistment. 

43. Whenever marines are transferred, it shall be the duty 
of the officer making the transfer to furnish the officer or non- 
commissioned officer to whose command they are ordered with 
a statement of their clothing accounts, showing the kind and 
number of each article which each individual has received,- the 
account to be immediately entered in the clothing-book of the 
station to which they have been transferred. 

(When two or more accounts are transferred from one station to another, 
separate blanks should not be taken for each account. The forms in use 
(12) admit of entering five accounts. Where there are a greater number, 
as in case of a guard being transferred, the practice is to take a blank re- 
ceipt-roll, which only requires to have a narrow paper slip gummed over 
the caption of the roll and a new heading made to conform with the ac- 
count.) 

44. When a marine is to be discharged from the service, the 
officer applying for his discharge will transmit to the Quarter- 
master an account of all the regular issues of clothing charged 
against him on his books (including all extra articles that may 



24 ACCOUNTABILITY FOR CLOTHING, ARMS; ETC. 

have been issued him since last pay-day and are unaccounted 
for,) stating particularly, in a separate entry, the Unci and num- 
fa r of the articles embraced in the account which have been issued 
smrc Ms last receipts were transmitted to the Quartermaster's 
office. (Form 12.) And in case of the death or desertion of a 
marine, the commanding officer of the post, or guard, to which 
he may belong will forward a similar account to the Quarter- 
master without delay. 

45. Officers in command of posts, and of guards, will secure 
the effects left .by deserters. 

All articles of uniform-clothing fit for re-issue will be taken 
up on the account-current for that purpose, and those not fit 
will be surveyed and disposed of at public sale by direction of 
the Quartermaster. 

The attention of commanding officers of posts is specially called to 
Par. 45, as it is believed that a strict compliance therewith will 
cause a considerable yearly saving to the Government, particularly 
in such articles as full dress coats and helmets. 

INDIVIDUAL REQUISITION AND RECEIPT BOOK. 

46. Supplies of the requisition and receipt books will be ob- 
tained from the Assistant Quartermaster at Washington, D. C, 
by officers and non-commissioned officers in charge of cloth- 
ing, upon the usual requisitions. 

Every non-commissioned officer and private of the corps will 
be furnished with a copy of this book, wherein shall be kept an 
account of all articles of clothing issued to him. 

47. Each book contains instructions as to the manner in 
which it is to be kept (Form 13), and such instructions are to be 
strictly adhered to. The issuing-officer will carefully examine 
the requisition and receipt before making the issue, to see that 
it conforms to the instructions. 

48. The name and the date of enlistment of the marine will 
be written in a legible hand on the cover of his book, which 
is always to be kept in his blanket bag, or on ship-board, if 
more convenient, in his bag, and produced at inspections, and 
at such other times as the commanding officer, or officer in 
charge of clothing, may think proper to call for it. 

The blanket bag being public property will be marked with 
the number on his book, instead of the name, as heretofore. 



ACCOUNTABILITY FOR CLOTHING, ARMS, ETC. 25 

•19. Any marine who sball deface his book, or lose the same 
through want of care, sball be charged with its money-value. 
It should, however, be explained to him that it is to his interest 
to take care that it is at all times correctly and neatly kept. 

50. When a marine is transferred he will take with him his 
requisition-book, and the officer, or non-commissioned officer, 
in charge of clothing at the station he joins, before, entering 
his account in the clothing-book, should call for the requisition- 
book, and the account contained therein should be carefully 
compared with the statement forwarded, as prescribed in Para- 
graph 43. 

T»l. In case of the death or desertion of a marine, the state- 
ment of his clothing-account forwarded to the Quartermaster 
(Par. 44) must invariably be accompanied by the requisition 
and receipt book. 

GRATUITOUS ISSUES OF CLO'IHING. 

52. When necessary issues of clothing to prisoners are 
directed to be made, deserters' clothing unfit for re-issue, or 
other damaged clothing, when there is such in store, will be 
taken.* 

Issues to prisoners will be made under the supervision of the 
commanding officer, whose certificate in triplicate that the issue 
was made will be the officer's voucher for the clothing issued. 

53. Officers are authorized to issue gratuitously articles of 
clothing necessary to replace such as have been destroyed to 
prevent contagion, but such issue must be based upon the offi- 
cial report of the surgeon of the post, or vessel, and the order 
of the commanding officer directing the clothing to be destroyed. 

Issues of this kind are to be receipted for on extra receipt- 
rolls by the men to whom such issues are made, but are not to 
be charged against their accounts. 

* Blankets, overcoats, arid capes, shoes, woolen and linen trousers, under- 
shirts, undress coats, fatigue jackets, drawers, undress caps, woolen and 
cotton socks, and flannel shirts, left by deserters, and unlit for re- issue, as 
well as similar articles which are damaged and have been pronounced by 
a board of survey as unfit for issue to the enlisted men doing duty, will be 
invoiced to the officer in charge of clothing at the Marine Barracks, Boston, 
Mass. (who will receipt therefor), for issue to the court-martial prisoners 
confined in the naval prison at that station. (See circular from Quarter- 
master to commanding officers, dated August 13, 18S9.) 



26 ACCOUNTABILITY FOR CLOTHING, ARMS, ETC. 

54. When property is ordered to be destroyed, for any cause, 
and the articles are not enumerated in the order, a board of 
survey should be asked for to make inventories of the property. 
Such inventories, in triplicate, duly approved, together with 
certified copies of the order directing the destruction of the 
property, will be the officer's vouchers for the loss of the prop- 
erty. 

55. If the articles are enumerated in the order, certified copies 
of it in triplicate, with a statement of all the circumstances, by 
the officer responsible for them, will be sufficient vouchers in 
the case. 

Before destroying or abandoning property, the officer should 
always see to it that the necessary orders are obtained. 

BOARDS OF SURVEY. 

56. Where damage or deficiency is discovered in public prop- 
erty in use, or in store, arising from any cause, not ordinary 
wear and tear, a board of survey will be asked for (Form 6) by 
the officer responsible for the property. In the case of furni- 
ture Form 19 will be used. 

A list of the articles to be examined will be submitted with 
the request of the board. 

57. Officers of the Marine Corps in charge of public property 
at marine barracks, naval stations, upon which, in their judg- 
ment, a survey is required, should address an application tor 
such survey to the commaudaut of the station, by whom a 
board of survey will be ordered. Eeports of survey should also 
be addressed to the commandant of the station, by w r hom they 
will be forwarded, if appioved, to the Commandant of the 
Marine Corps for his action. (Decision Secretary of the Navy, 
January 24, 18 34.) 

58. Eeports of boards of survey should be clearly and defi- 
nitely written out, each article brought before it being noticed 
in detail, and the cause and origin of the damage or deficiency, 
if any, and the reason of the property being recommended to be 
sold, or otherwise disposed of, being clearly and plainly stated. 

59. When public property is condemned by a Board of Sur- 
vey, and is found to be totally unfit for Government use, the 
United States Statutes require that said property shall be sold 



ACCOUNTABILITY FOR CLOTHING, ARMS, ETC. 27 

and the proceeds thereof will be covered into the Treasury by 
the Quartermaster, U. S. Marine Corps. 

GO. Boards of survey will not recommend any clothing con- 
demned as " unfit for issue" to be turned over to the Assistant 
Quartermaster. 

61. When, however, in the opinion of a board of survey,, 
clothing but slightly damaged can be more advantageously dis- 
posed of by issuing it at a reduced price than at a sale by 
auction, the board may so recommend, at the same time fixing 
upon the prices to be charged for the articles, according to the 
extent of the damage. Issues of this kind are to be receipted 
for on the extra receipt-rolls by the men to whom such issues 
are made, and the reduced prices fixed upon for the articles 
are to be charged a*gainst their accounts. 

62. Triplicate copies of the reports of boards of survey, duly 
signed by each member, and approved by the officer ordering 
it, will be furnished. One to be transmitted to the Chief of the 
Bureau of Provisions and Clothing, or in the case of arms, etc., 
to the Chief of the Bureau of Ordnance, with the return, one 
to the Quartermaster immediately after the survey, and the 
other to be retained by the officer asking the survey. 

63. Where articles are lost or destroyed, and can not be pro- 
duced for the action of a board of survey, they must be ac- 
counted for by the affidavit of one or more persons cognizant 
of the facts, or by the certificate of a commissioned officer. 

64. When affidavits or depositions are required in connec- 
tion with any loss of the above nature they may be made before 
a civil magistrate competent to administer oaths, or a com- 
missioned officer, as may be most convenient, in the following 
form, which will be affixed to a certified statement by the offi- 
cer, setting forth clearly the time, place, and cause of the loss 
or destruction of the property : 

The undersigned, being duly sworn, deposes and says, that he is 
cognizant of the facts as set forth, and that they are correct to the 
best of his knowledge and belief 

A. B., Private U. 8. M. C. 

Sworn to and subscribed before me, at , this 

day of , 18 . 

, J. P. [L. s.] 



28 ACCOUNTABILITY FOR CLOTHING, ARMS, ETC. 
CONDEMNATION OF PROPERTY. 

G5. In order to relieve an officer from liability, or to fix 
responsibility on account of public property that has become 
damaged, except by fair wear and tear, it must before being 
disposed of by sale, or turned in for repairs, be examined by a 
board of survey. 

G$. No article of clothing, arms, etc., except drum-heads, 
snares, etc., named in the return for arms and accoutrements, 
can be dropped from a return until regularly surveyed and 
condemned, and then not until the property has been disposed 
of as directed by proper authority. 

67. The Quartermaster, upon receipt of the report of a board 
of survey, gives such directions for the final disposition of con- 
demned property as the case may require. But on vessels at 
a distance where deserters' or other damaged clothing has been 
surveyed and condemned, and recommended to be sold, and in 
the opinion of the commanding officer it can be more advan- 
tageously disposed of within his command than elsewhere, he 
directs that the report of the board be carried out. 

6S. Clothing, furniture, and other supplies, regularly con- 
demned and ordered for sale, are sold by auction, on due pub- 
lic notice, to the highest bidder, for cash. 

Where the purchasers are enlisted men the amount may be 
charged against them on the pay rolls, to be collected by the 
Paymaster as are other charges against their accounts. Ex- 
penses of the sale are paid from its proceeds and the balance 
immediately covered into the Treasury. If on ship board, to 
be taken up by the Paymaster on his account-current and ac- 
counted for. A detailed certified account of the sale (Form 
11) will be made in triplicate and will be forwarded, one copy 
to the Chief of the Bureau of Provisions and Clothing with the 
return, and one with the net proceeds to the Quartermaster, 
immediately after the sale. The triplicate will be retained by 
the officer. 

In the case of sales on ship-board the account will be certi- 
fied by the officer supervising the sale. The account-sales, 
properly certified, is a sufficient voucher to the return. 



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ARMS AND ACCOUTREMENTS. 

69. Where anus or accoutrements are damaged, destroyed, 
or accidentally lost, by being carried overboard at sea, in action, 
or in the line of duty through no fault of the marine, certifi- 
cates in detail (Form -1) for the articles so damaged, destroyed, 
or lost, made by the officer responsible for them, and approved 
by his commanding officer, must accompauy the officer's return 
as a sufficient voucher. The date when, the place where, and 
all the circumstances under which the damage .or loss took 
place should be duly stated. 

70. If any article of public property is lost or damaged by 
neglect or fault of the officer, he will be required to pay the 
value of the article, amount of damage, or cost of repair, at 
such rates as a board of survey, with the approval of the com- 
manding officer, may assess. And if he can not account in a sat- 
isfactory manner for the stores intrusted to himhe will be charged 
with the money-value of the articles so unaccounted for. 

71. Where losses arise from the carelessness, neglect, or wil- 
fulness of the marine, the amount of the loss or damage will 
be reported, if serving on shore, to the Paymaster of the corps ; 
if at sea, to the paymaster of the ship, through the command- 
ing officer, in order that he be charged with the money-value 
of the articles so lost or damaged on the next pay-roll. For 
instance, where a marine leaves his rifle or accoutrements 
where they should not be left and they are lost in consequence; 
throws any article overboard, or any article is carried over- 
board by his neglect ; wilfully damages or destroys any article 
of public property ; or who can not account to the satisfaction 
of the officer for all articles intrusted to him for the discharge 
of his duties. 

72. Charges against the pay of a marine should only be made 
on clear proof, and never without a careful inquiry into the cir- 
cumstances of the case; and if he request it, such inquiry 
should be made by a board of officers duly appointed. 

73. A certified statement, giving the date when the loss or 
damage occurred, the name of the marine, the articles charged, 
their value, how lost or destroyed, and the date of the pay-roll 
on which the charges are entered, will be made in triplicate 
(Form 5), and will be duly signed and one transmitted with each 
copy of the return as the officer's voucher. 



30 ACCOUNTABILITY FOR CLOTHING, ARMS. ETC. 

74. Where arms, accoutrements, or other public stores are 
stolen by deserters, their value must be charged to them on the 
first pay-roll on which the desertion is reported, and a tran- 
script of these charges, on the certified statement indicated 
(Form 5), must accompany the return. 

75. The price .of the Springfield breech-loading rifle, now in 
use. and the cost of each part, will be fouud on Form 13 b. 

7C. The officer or non-commissioned officer who has charge 
of clothing, arms, accoutrements, or other public stores at a 
post, or on board ship, is alone held accountable for the prop- 
erty. 

I ii view of this responsibility, it is important that he should 
hold each man in whose hands arms or accoutrements or other ar- 
ticles are placed for use to a strict accountability for the same 
according to their money-value ; as any loss or damage to any of 
the articles will be charged to the officer, or non-commissioned offi- 
cer unless he makes the certified statement (Form 5) thai the stores 
thus lost or damaged have been charged on the pay-roll to the ma- 
rine through whose carelessness or neglect the loss occurred. 

77. Officers are required to cause marines who are guilty of 
violating the law " forbidding the sale, destruction, or negli- 
gent loss of clothing, arms, and other public property ■' to be 
charged on the pay rolls with all the articles improperly lost or 

.disposed of. 

78. When a marine leaves his command to go into hospital, 
it is the duty of the officer responsible for clothing, etc., to see 
that his arms and accoutrements are returned to the store- 
room ; when transferred from one post or station to another, 
his arms and accoutrements, blanket-bag, scale-straps, devices, 
and shields will be transferred with him, but when discharged 
from the service these articles must be retained as public prop- 
erty. 

79. As far as practicable, every officer in charge of arms and 
accoutrements, whether in use or in store, will endeavor by 
timely repairs to keep them in serviceable condition, and for 
this purpose, if at sea, " he will apply to the executive officer 
for such assistance as can be afforded," and if on shore, to the 
Quartermaster, that they may be sent to the armory at head- 
quarters. 



ACCOUNTABILITY FOR CLOTHING, ARMS, ETC. 31 

50. Surplus anus and accoutrements at a post, which are 
considered by the commanding officer unnecessary for the 
service of the post, will, when the number exceeds twenty, of 
any kind, be reported to the Quartermaster. 

CHANGE OF OFFICERS IN CHARGE OF PROPERTY. 

51. When an officer in charge of clothing, etc.. at a post 
shall be detailed for duty which separates him from the prop- 
erty, and thereby endangers its safe keeping, his commanding 
officer will designate another officer to take charge of it and 
give receipts for the same : but if no officer be present, the 
commanding officer himself takes charge of the property, re- 
ceipts for, and is responsible for the same until the return of 
the officer detailed. 

52. An officer commanding a post or in charge of clothing, 
on being relieved, shall turnover to his successor all the public 
property for which he is responsible, including the books and 
blank returns appertaining to the Quartermasters Office, 
and his successor shall give him triplicate receipts tbere 
for showing the condition of each article. Final returns f'oi 
the property, accompanied by receipts and vouchers, will be 
transmitted without delay, one copy to the Chief of the Bureau 
of Provisions and Clothing, one to the Quartermaster, and a 
copy of the return for arms, etc., to the Chief of the Bureau of 
Ordnance. The officer relieved should retain a complete set 
of the returns for his own protection. (See Par. 1)2.) 

83. The officer relieving another in charge of clothing or 
other public property should make a careful inspection and 
inventory of the property, and should, for his own security, 
request a survey upon such articles as are damaged before 
giving receipts for the same. 

In receiving property the officer should be careful to see that 
each article receipted for is actually present and in the condition 
represented. 

84. When an officer in charge of clothing or other public 
property is relieved and from any cause there is no time to 
take an inventory of the property, the relieving officer should 
give a qualified receipt for the property to the officer relieved,* 
that is, he should acknowledge the receipt of the articles, ac- 
cording to the invoice presented to him, provided they shall on 



32 ACCOUNTABILITY FOR CLOTHING, ARMS, ETC. 

subsequent inspection be found to correspond in quantity and 
condition to said invoice. 

So soon thereafter as is practicable, the relieving officer 
should, in the presence of an officer or non-commissioned officer, 
make an inspection of the property, and if not found in accord 
with the invoice, he should apply to his commanding officer 
for a board to take an inventory and report upon the condition 
of the property turned over to him. This inventory, of which 
the report on the condition of the property forms part, should 
be immediately transmitted, one copy to the Chief of the Bureau 
of Provisions and Clothing, and in the case of arms, etc., one 
to the Chief of the Bureau of Ordnance; one copy to thfc 
Quartermaster, and one to the officer relieved, who will be held 
to account for any damage or deficiency, through his neglect, 
found by such board. (See Par. 92.) 

85. In case of the death, or suspension from duty, of any 
officer having charge of clothing, etc., the commanding officer 
immediately orders a board, to consist, wheu practicable, of 
three officers, to make an inventory of the same. A copy of 
this inventory will be forwarded to the Chief of the Bureau 
of Provisions and Clothing, and one to the Quartermaster, and 
one, of the arms, etc., to the Chief of the Bureau of Ordnance. 

The commanding officer appoints another officer to perform 
the duties vacated, who will receipt and account for the prop- 
erty as inventoried. (See Par» 92.) 

86. Whenever a guard is transferred from a vessel, the offi- 
cer commanding it will, at the same time, deliver to the officer 
in charge of clothing, etc., at the station to which the transfer 
is made, all the public property he may have remaining on 
hand, triplicate receipts for which will be obtained. So 
soon as the transfer is completed, the officer making it will trans- 
mit to the Chief of the Bureau of Provisions and Clothing, 
to the Chief of the Bureau of Orduance, and to the Quarter- 
master, his final returns up to date, supported by proper 
vouchers, in order to make a settlement of his accounts. (See 
Par. 92.). 

87. When an officer is relieved of the charge of public prop- 
erty, returns as well. as receipts for the same must be sent; the 
return being the official exhibit of every transaction connected 
with the property, and the receipts simply vouchers to the 
return. 



ACCOUNTABILITY FOR CLOTHING, ARMS, ETC. 33 

S3. Every officer and non-commissioned officer who receives 
public property will be held accountable for the same until bis 
final returns of such property have been received and exam- 
ined, and upon such examination he will at once be notified 
of the result from the office of the Quartermaster. 

Quarterly Returns. 

89. A return will be rendered by every officer and non-com- 
missioned officer who may have charge of public property, 
whether he issues or receives property or not during the 
quarter, one copy to be sent to the Quartermaster of the Corps, 
aud one copy to the Chief of Bureau of Provisions and Cloth- 
ing. 

90. Accounts-current will be kept by all officers having 
charge of clothing, arms, and accoutrements; crediting the 
Quartermaster with all articles received, and charging him 
with all issues made. (Form 6 b ) 

91. Two copies of the accounts-current will be made on Forms 
1 aud 8, aud, accompanied by receipt-rolls and by vouchers, as 
hereinafter described, will be transmitted at the expiration of 
each fiscal quarter ; one copy of the clothing account to the 
Chief of the Bureau of Provisions and Clothing; one, of the 
arms and accoutrements, to the Chief of the Bureau of Ord- 
nance, and a copy of each to the Quartermaster. Fiscal quar- 
ters commence and end as follows: First quarter, July 1 to 
September 30; second quarter, October 1 to December 31; 
third quarter, January 1 to March 31; fourth quarter, April 1 
to June 30. All returns must commence and terminate at these 
times, except where officers, by reason of transfer or other suf- 
ficient cause, have to close their accounts. 

Officers at sea, who may not have it in their power to trans- 
mit their accounts promptly at the end of the quarter, will be 
expected to have them made out at that time, and forward 
them when the first opportunity occurs. 

92. In addition to the returns made to the Quartermaster 
and the Bureau of Ordnance, officers and non-commissioned 
officers who may have charge of Springfield rifles and ordnance 
stores received from the Army will make quarterly returns of 
the same to the Chief of Ordnance, U. S. Army, Washington, 
D. C. (Form 1.) 

775 3 



34 ACCOUNTABILITY FOR CLOTHING, ARMS, ETC. 

93. On the last day of each quarter the commanding officer 

of each post will cause the furniture list to be verified, and two 
copies will be made on Form 16, observing the same classifica- 
tion as appears in the " Register of Furniture.'' one copy to be 
transmitted to the Quartermaster aud one to the Chief of the 
Bureau of Provisions and Clothing, Navy Department, accom- 
panied by vouchers, such as invoices, receipts, bills, and reports 
of boards of survey. 

94. The object of making a return is to. present, at stated 
times, an exact account, duly vouched for, of all the property 
with which an officer is to be debited, and also of all the prop- 
erty with which he is to be credited, that the balance due from 
him may be known, and a comparison of accounts made, so that 
if any error exists it may be remedied in time. 

95. Every entry made on the return for which the officer 
claims a credit must be duly authenticated by a proper 
voucher. 

Where receipts may not have been received in time to trans- 
mit with the return, the entry should be accompanied by the 
officer's certified statement as to the facts, and the receipts for- 
warded when received. Great care should be used to see that 
vouchers are free from alterations or erasures. 

9G. One complete set of vouchers, and of all papers pertain- 
ing to his accounts, should be retained by the officer for his 
own protection. 

97. All returns should be made, as far as practicable, upon 
the blanks furnished by the Quartermaster. 

These blanks can always be obtained by timely requisition 
upon the Assistant Quartermaster, Washington, D. C. 

98. When an officer is accountable for property, his first 
return is due at the termination of the quarter in which the 
first lot of supplies came into his possession. 

If the articles were received at any time within the quarter 
the heading of his return will read : for part of the quar- 
ter ending . (Form 1.) 

In like manner, where the period of his accountability 
extends from the first day of a quarter to some day within it, 
the heading will read similarly. 



ACCOUNTABILITY FOR CLOTHING, ARMS, ETC. 35 

99. The *nrst step in writing up a return is to fill in the 
blanks in the heading with official rank, name, post, or vessel, 
and giving the year, and the last day of the quarter, or fraction 
of quarter, included in the return. 

DEBIT SIDE. 

100. In making out the first return due, the articles for 
which receipts have been given are to be entered on the debit 
portion in the order of date of reception ; and under the head 
of "From whom received" tins name of the officer, with his 
rank, will be written, and the articles entered under the proper 
heads ; and in the column for " Remarks" the officer's station 
will be given. (Form 1.) 

In all subsequent returns, on the first line under the head of 
" From whom received" must be entered the " Balance on hand" 
from last return, with the date of that return ; after which will 
be given, in the order of date of reception, with name and rank 
of officer irom whom received, all articles that may .have been 
received during the quarter. -(Form 8.) 

Invoices of all supplies received during the quarter will 
accompany each copy of the returns. They will be indorsed 
as indicated by Form 2, and numbered in the order of date of 
reception ; and in the proper column of the returns the date 
and number of each will be entered. (Forms 1 and 8.) 

101. Where arras and accoutrements previously borne on the 
credit portion of the return as unserviceable have been repaired 
during the quarter, they will be taken up on the debit portion 
of the return by repair. 

102. Clothing left by deserters, and fit for re-issue, will be 
taken up on the debit portion of the clothing-return.. (See Par. 
45.) 

103. It is the duty of all officers to take up on their quarterly 
returns any surplus property which may be on hand from any 
cause, or come into their possession in any other way than 
those mentioned ; and a statement of the circumstances under 
which the articles came into the officer's possession should 
accompany the return. 

104. The sum of all the articles thus entered on the returns, 
as described, gives the " Total to be accounted for," and it will 
be entered plainly in figures on the proper line. 



36 ACCOUNTABILITY FOR CLOTHING, ARMS, ETC. 

CREDIT SIDE. 

105. Receipts for arms and accoutrements transferred will 
be indorsed as indicated by Form 3, and numbered according 
to date; giving the oldest receipt a number next after that on 
the last iu voice entered in the debit portion (Forms 1 and 8). 
They will be entered on the credit portion of the return, ac- 
cording to number, noting the date, the number of voucher (in 
red ink), and the name of the person to whom the transfer was 
made, in the proper columns, and in the column for " Remarks" 
the post or ship to which attached. 

106. Where there is any loss or damage on the part of the 
marine, the certified statement (Form 4) to accompany the re- 
turn, for unavoidable loss, will be entered, giving it a number 
next after that of the last receipt entered, and under the head 
of "To whom delivered" will be written "Lost or destroyed," 
and in the column for "Remarks" the word " unavoidable." 

The statement of charges (Form 5), where there is any, will 
next be entered, numbering it after the statement for loss un- 
avoidable, and the total amount of the articles so charged will 
be entered under the proper heads, and in the column for "Re- 
marks" will be written "Loss preventable." The date will be 
the number of the quarter. 

107. Where drum-heads, snares, etc., have been used for re- 
pairs the total will le entered under the proper heads next after 
the statement of articles charged to the marine, and under the 
head of " To whom delivered " " Expended " will be written. The 
date will be the number of the quarter. 

108. Where condemned arms or accoutrements have been 
transferred during the quarter the list will be entered on the 
return next after the list of expenditures, and under the head 
of " To ichom delivered " the name of the officer receipting for the 
articles will be given ; and in the column for " Remarks " " Sur- 
veyed and condemned " will be written. 

109. Where articles have been condemned and are still on 
hand the list will be entered on the return next after the list of 
articles transferred, if there have been any ; if not, next after 
the list of expenditures, and under the head of " To ichom de- 
livered" u Surveyed and condemned" will be written; and in 
the column for " Remarks" in the copy of the return for the 



ACCOUNTABILITY FOR CLOTHING, ARMS, ETC. 37 

Quartermaster, reference to the transmittal of the report of the 
survey should be made. 

110. In the return for clothing, on the credit portion, should 
tirst be,entered the sum of all regular issues to the command 
during the quarter, for which the receipt-roll for regular issues 
is voucher. 

Where there are any extra issues their' sum will next be 
entered, and the receipt-roll for extra issues will be numbered 
next after the receipt-roll for regular issues. 

Xext should be entered in the order of date of issue all 
receipts for clothing issued to persons not of the command. 

111. Where condemned clothing has been sold or transferred 
during the quarter the list will be entered on the return next 
after the last receipt for clothing issued, and under the head of 
" To whom delivered " will be written, if sold, " Sold by auction ; " 
if transferred, the officer's name and rank. 

The bill of sale (Form 11), if sold by the officer responsible for 
the clothing, or the receipts, if transferred, will be his voucher. 

112. The total on the credit portion of the returns of all the 
articles issued, lost, charged against the marine, expended, 
condemned, or sold, subtracted from the total on the debit por- 
tion of all the articles " To be accounted for" gives the amount 
remaining " On hand;" and this amount will be dated on the 
last day of the quarter and entered on the line next after the 
articles condemned or sold, if there are any, exhibiting in the 
copy of the return of arms and accoutrements for the Quarter- 
master the number " In use by command" and the number "In 
store." 

113. The sum of all the articles so issued, lost, expended, con- 
demned, or sold, and remaining on hand, will be entered on 
the proper line, and should agree with the "total to be ac- 
counted for" on the debit side. 

114. Before signing and folding a return the officer should 
review it and satisfy himself that it is correctly made. He 
should see if the balance entered on the last return as on hand 
is correctly restated in the present return, and, by comparison 
with his record-book, ascertain if all articles received during 
the quarter are entered, that the addition in each column is 
correct, and the totals properly entered. 



38 ACCOUNTABILITY FOR CLOTHING, ARMS, ETC. 

On the credit portion be should compare the entries of issues, 
losses, etc., with their respective vouchers; satisfy himself that 
the balauce entered as on hand is correct ; that each column is 
correctly added ; and compare the various totals on the credit 
portion with their corresponding totals on the debit portion, 
which, if the accouut is correct, will be found to agree. 

MISCELLANEOUS. 

115. The return should be signed legibly on the right hand 
with full name, and under it the official title. 

On the left (see Forms 1 and 8) the name of the post or ship 
will be given ; under it the date, which will be that of the last 
day of the quarter for which the return is made. In the case 
of ships the post-office address will be given. 

110. All receipts and statements used as vouchers accom- 
panying the returns of arms and accoutrements should be 
folded about three and a half inches wide in the direction of 
the ruled lines, and each will be indorsed as indicated by the 
forms given. 

117. Where issues of clothing have been made to such extent 
during a quarter as to require two or more receipt-rolls they 
will not be gummed together, but numbered in a regular 
series. 

Eeceipt-rolls will be folded as indicated by the indorsement 
on the printed forms, except where it is more convenient to 
send them in a roll, as is the case at posts where large issues 
are made. 

118. The returns will be folded as indicated by the indorse- 
ment on the printed forms. 

The words u examined and approved," which appear on some 
returns, do not affect the responsibility of an officer, and can 
be omitted. 

119. One set of invoices, receipts, certified statements, etc., 
used as vouchers, should be arranged in the order of numbers, 
and a paper slip put around them to keep them together, and 
then put up with the copy of the returns for the bureaus. In 
like manner should be arranged a set of invoices, receipts, 
statements, etc., to accompany the copy of the returns for the 
Quartermaster. 



ACCOUNTABILITY FOR CLOTHING, ARMS, ETC. 39 

120. In forwarding returns care should be taken to see that 
all papers connected with them are transmitted in one package. 
The copies iutended for the Quartermaster will be forwarded 
under cover to the Commandant of the corps. 

121. Returns, requisitions, vouchers, and reports on pre- 
scribed printed forms, which are complete in themselves and 
properly authenticated, and do not require special explanation, 
will not be accompanied by a letter of transmittal. 

122. All reports, requisitions, clothing, and other accounts, 
directed to be kept by officers and non-commissioned officers 
commanding marine guards, will be forwarded, when the flag- 
ship is present (inclosed in envelopes, unsealed, addressed to 
the Colonel Commandant, or the Chief of the Bureau to which 
they are made), through the commanding officer of the vessel to 
the fleet officer of marines, by whom, after examination, they 
shall be forwarded through the chief-of-staff. 

In the absence of the flag-ship, they shall be sent direct, 
through the commanding officer of the vessel. 

Returns from posts will be inclosed and addressed in like 
manner and forwarded through the commanding officer of the 
post and the naval commandant of the station. 

FORAaE. 

123. The forage ration for a horse is 14 pounds of hay, and 12 
pounds of oats, corn or barley, and 100 pounds of straw, per 
month. In special cases of hard service or exposure, the Quar- 
termaster may authorize the grain ration to be increased, not 
to exceed 3 pounds, and forage in kinjl will be issued only 
during the month when due (see forms 21 and 25). 

121. Forage in kind is only furnished to officers for horses 
owned and actually kept by them in the performance of their 
official duties, when serving with troops in the field, or at a 
military post or station, and for the following number of horses : 
Colonel Commandant, Colonel, Lieutenant-Colonel, Major, and 
Assistant Quartermaster, with the rank of Captain, each two; 
mounted officers will not use public horses and at the same 
time draw forage for their own. 

125. An officer not mounted may purchase forage for one 
horse kept for his own use, for which he will be charged cost, 
including transportation. 



40 ACCOUNTABILITY FOR CLOTHING, ARMS, ETC. 

12G. Au officer shall not sell, or allow to be sold, the forage 
issued for his own or the public animals under his charge ; nor 
shall he use, dispose of, or permit to be used or disposed of, 
such forage, or any portion thereof, except for the purpose for 
which it was issued. 

FUEL. 

127. Officers may purchase the fuel actually needed for their 
own use from the Quartermaster, at the rate of $3 per cord, 
for standard oak wood, or its equivalent in other kinds of fuel, 
as determined by the War Department. 

128. Officers who desire to purchase fuel will make requisi- 
tion (form 21), payment to be made at the time of sale. 

129. The law permits the sale to officers of such fuel only as 
they actually use; they have no right to sell, barter, ex- 
change, or dispose of it. Fuel will be sold only on the officer's 
certificate that it is for his personal or family use. 

130. Merchantable oak wood is the standard ; the cord is 128 
cubic feet. 

131. An officer may purchase one-sixth of his allowance of 
fuel in kindling wood, which will be issued as equivalent in 
quantity to standard oak wood. 

132. Fuel issued to troops is public property. Any portion 
not actually consumed by them shall be taken up on the quar- 
terly returns of the officer commanding the post. Fuel, how- 
ever, so issued, and not consumed in quarters, may be used in 
baking the soldiers' bread; 

133. Fuel will be furnished to officers only in the month, and 
issued to troops only in the quarter when due. The cheapest 
fuel at the place of issue will, all things considered, be fur- 
nished. 

134. A quarterly abstract of receipts and expenditures of fuel 
(forms 22 and 23) at the respective posts and stations will be 
forwarded by the Quartermaster of the Corps to the Fourth 
Auditor as a subvoucher of his expenditures. 



ACCOUNTABILITY FOR CLOTHING, ARMS, ETC. 41 

135. The Quartern! aster will also furnish to the Fourth Audi- 
tor, at the expiration of each quarter, an abstract of the offi- 
cers' requisitions for fuel issued during said quarter, and will 
charge himself with all moneys received by him on account of 
sale of fuel to officers at Government rates, and will deposit 
all moneys so received in the Treasury of the United States at 
the expiration of each quarter. 



FORMS. 



The following forms for arras, accoutrements, and clothing- 
are filled up fictitiously to illustrate the method of keeping 
accounts and making returns as explained in the preceding 
instructions. 

Should it ever become necessary to make any of the forms in 
manuscript (see Par. 97) the general arrangement of the arti- 
cles indicated in the forms given will be observed. 

Requisitions for stationery and blank forms (except such as 
are supplied by the offices of the Adjutant and Inspector and 
Paymaster), will be made upon the Assistant Quartermaster's 
office, U. S. Marine Corps, Headquarters, Washington, D. 0. 

43 



K O R M S . 

Numbers and Htles of forms. 



Nn.lif 

lorni. 


Title; 


1 


Return for arms ami accoutrements. 


2 


Invoice. 


3 


Receipt. 


4 


Articles lost or destroyed. 


5 


Statement of charges. 


€ 


Board of survey. 


Cfl 


Allowance table of clothing. 


6 


Account-current for clothing. 


7 


Requisition. 


8 


Return for clothing. 


9 


Receipt-roll for regular issues. 


10 


Receipt-roll for extra issues. 


11 


Account of sales. 


11 a 


Account to be kept in general clothing-book. 


12 


Clothing account in case of transfer or discharge. 


13 


Requisition and receipt book. 


13 a 


Allowance table of clothing for marine guards. 


136 


Price-list of Springfield rifle. 


14 


Monthly statement for clothing. 


15 


Monthly statement for arms and accoutrements. 


1G 


Return for furniture. 


17 


Receipt for furniture. 


18 


Inventory of furniture. 


19 


Suvey of furniture. 


20 


Return for equipage and quartermaster's stores. 


21 


Requisition for fuel for officers. 


22 


Consolidated requisition !or fuel. 


23 


Return of fuel. 


24 


Requisition for forage for private horses. 


25 


Requisition for forage for pnbl c horses. 


A 


APPENDIX. 

Special requisitions— Coats. 


B 


Special requisitions— Trousers. 


C 


Special requisitions— Drawers. 


D 


Spiral requisitions — Shirts. 


E 


Directions for measu-ing for clothing. 



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47 



Form 2. 

FORM OF INVOICE FOR A SIMPLE TRANSFER OF STORES. 

[Referred to in Paragraph 23.] 
INVOICE of Anns, Accoutrements, etc., transferred this 9th day of November, 
1889, by Capt. JR. V., U. S. M. C, at Marine Barracks, Baltimore, AFd., to 
First Lieut. J. B., U. S. M. C, commanding Marine Guard of U. S. S. Ohio. 



No. or quantity. 


ARTICLES. 


Condition when 
delivered. 


Remarks. 


50 


Fifty 

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Fifty 

Fifty 

Three 

Three 


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Good 




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50 




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50 


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Seventy 

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50 








50 


Crescents and straps (pairs) 


Good 




100 


Good 




70 


Blanket bags (complete) 

Haversacks and straps 

Canteens 


TTorn 


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50 


Good 




r 


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9 


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n 


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Six 




Good .. 




6 


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Fifty 

Fifty 

Fifty 

Fifty 

Five 

Five 


Drum-keys 


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50 


Meat-cans 


Good 




50 






50 


Forks 


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50 


Spoons 

"F " trumpets 

Trumpet-slings 


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5 


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5 


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I ckktify that I have this day transferred to First Lieut. J. B., U. S. M. 
C, coiuuiandrng Marine Guard of U. S. S. Ohio, the articles specified in 
the above list. R. V., 

Captain U. S. M. ft, in charge of Arms, etc. 

[To be made in triplicate, and forwarded or delivered to the officer to whom the articles 
are transferred. He will retain one copy and forward the other two with his returns. A 
copy of the invoice to contain only the rifles and nfle-slings belonging to the Army will 
be made and transmitted at the same time to accompany the return for the Chief of Ord- 
nance, U. S. Army.] 



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49 



Form 3. 

RECEIPT. 

[Referred to in paragraphs 21 and 105.] 

RECEIVED this 21st day of November, 1889, from First Lieut. J. 13., 
V. S. M. C, the following articles of arms, accoutrements, etc., for the use 
of the Marine Guard, U. S. S. Cincinnati, as per invoice dated 21st day of 
November. 1889. 



No. or quantity. 



ARTICLES. 



CorjditioD. 



Remark s 



Eight Springfield rifles, cal. .45 



Ride slings 

Bayonets 

Bayonet scabbards 

Musician's sword 

Sword frog 

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Crescents and straps (pairs). 

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Eight.. 

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One.... 

Eight.. 

Eight.. 

Eight.. 
8 | Eight.. 
10 Sixteen 
8 Eight.. 



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Good ... 
Good ... 
Good ... 
Good ... 
Good . . . 
Good . . . 
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Good ... 
Good ... 
Good ... 
Good ... 
Good . . . 
Good . . . 



Serviceable. 



Serviceable. 



U. S. S. Cincinnati, 

Baltimore, Aid. 



"FT C 
First Sergt, V. S. M. C, 
In Charge of Marine Guard. 



[To be made in triplicate and forwarded 
to the officer from whom the articles are re- 
ceived. 

A copy of the receipt containing only the 
rifles and rifle-slings belonging to the Army 
will be made and transmitted at the same 
time. | 

77o J: 



Note. — No transfer of property can be 
made by one officer to another without the 
approval of the commanding officer. 



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Form 4. 

STATEMENT OF ARMS AND ACCOUTREMENTS LOST OR DE- 
STROYED. 

(Unavoidable.) 

[Referred to in paragraphs 69 and 106.] 

U. S. S. Ohio, 
Baltimore, Md., December 31, 1889. 
I certify that on the 24th day of December, 1889, the below mentioned 
rifle was lost under the following circumstances : 

Private J. H., a member of the guard, armed and equipped for post, 
when about to take his station on port gangway had his rifle knocked 
overboard from his hands by a block falling from aloft, and it could not be 
recovered. 

J. B., 
First Lieut. U. S. AT. C, 

Comdg. Marine Guard. 
Approved : 
W. S., 

Capt., U. S. K., Commanding. 

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53 



Fol BIB Si. 

STATEMENT OF CHARGES FOR LOSS OF ARMS, ACCOUTRE- 
MENTS, ETC. 

(Preventable.) 

[Referred to in paragraphs 36, 73, 74, 76, and 106.] 

STATEMENT of arms, accoutrements, etc., in charge of First Lieut. J. B., U. 
S. M. C, U. S. S. Ohio, lost or destroyed by neglect, and charged on pay- 
rolls, during part of 2nd quarter 1889-90. 





NAMES. 


Sank. 


Articles 
charged. 






How lost or destroyed. 




Date. 


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Nov. 23 


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I certify that the above-enumerated amounts have heeii charged against 
the names mentioned, on the pay-roll of this ship, for the quarter ending 
December 31, 1889. 

J. B., 
First Lieut., U. S. M. C, . 
Comdg. Marine Guard. 
U. S. S. Ohio, 

December 31, 1889. 



[Ix teiplicate.— One to the Bureau of 
Ordnance. TJ. S. N, and to the Quarter- 
master with the returns. One to be re- 
tained.] 



Note. — Metallic ornaments, blanket bags, 
haversacks, etc., in ordinary use by the men, 
should be charged to them on the pay-rolls 
when lost or destroyed by their fault and a 
copy of the charge's entered on the above 
statement (par. 36). 



54 



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FORM i. 55 



Form 6. 

BOARD OF SURVEY. 

[Eeferred to in paragraph 5G. | 

U. S. S. Ohio, 
Baltimore, Md., December 4, 1889. 
Sir : I have to request that a survey be ordered ou the following articles 
in my charge which I believe to be unfit for use. 
Very respectfully, your obedient servant, 

J. B., 
First Lieut. U. S. M. C, 

Comdg. Marine Guard. 
W. S., U. S. N.,' 

Comdg. U. S. S. Ohio. 



LIST OF ARTICLES REFERRED TO ABOVE: 



(19) Nineteen blanket bags (complete). 
(3) Three canteens. 
(3) Three F trumpets. 
(8) Eight knives. 
(8) Eight forks. 
(8) Eight spoons. 



56 FOKM G. 



Form 6 — Continued. 

U. S. S. Ohio, 
Baltimore, Md., December 4, J - 
Gentlemen : You Trill hold a strict and careful survey on the articles 
mentioned in the accompanying request, and report to me, in triplicate, 
their condition. If, in your judgment, they are unfit for use, you will state 
the particulars in which they are so and the probable cause, and if there 
is any reason to believe that proper care has not been taken for their pres- 
ervation, you will state in vrbose charge the articles were vrhen damaged, 
and the amount necessary to be assessed to cover such damage. You will 
also recommend what disposition should be made of the articles surveyed, 
and if to be repaired or replaced, the probable cost thereof. 
Very respectfully, your obedient servant, 

W. S., 
Ccq)t., U. S. X., Commanding. 



Lieut. 


a 


a, 


u. s. 


N. 


Lieut. 


B. 


E., 


u. s. 


N. 


Ensig: 


a, A. 


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S.N. 



FOKM 6. 57 



Form 6— Contiuned. 

U. S. S. Ohio, 
Baltimore, Md., December 5, 1889. 

Sir: In obedience to your order of the 4th inst., we have held a strict 
and careful survey on the articles mentioned therein, and report as fol- 
lows, viz. : 

That the nineteen (19) blanket bags, three (3) canteens, three (3) F. 
trumpets, eight (8) knives, eight (8) forks, and eight (8) spoons are unfit 
for use, having been worn out in the service. 

We therefore condemn the above-mentioned articles and recommend 
their sale at public auction. 



Respectfully, your obedient servants, 



Capt. W. S., U. S. X., 

Comdg. U. S. S. Ohio. 
Approved : 
W. S., Capt. U. S. X.. 

Commanding. 



G. C, Lieut. U. S. X. 
B. E., Lieut. U. S.N. 
A. O., Ensign U. S. X. 



One to be sent to the Quartermaster "C. S. Mi. C. immediately after the surrey. One to 
the Chief of the I uieau of Ordnance, with the return. One to be retained by the officer 
asking the survey. 



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59 



Form 6 (a). 

[Referred to in paragraph 38.] 

Tahle specifying the allowance of clothing to enlisted men of the Marine Corps, 

apportioned for each year respectively. 







For 


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Total 


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* One in every five years. 

t One ornament is allowed with each cap, and issues in excess of that allowance will be 
charged as " extra.'' 

ZSotes. — Recruits will only he furnished with such articles of clothing asmaj be absolutely 
necessary for their comfort. The allowance of chevrons is one pair for each full and un- 
dress coat, fatigue jacket, and overcoat allowed by regulations. Any issue beyond that 
will be an extra issue, and charged against pay the same as any other extra issue Service 
stripes will be furnished gratuitously. 

When clothing is gratuitously supplied to replace that destroyed to prevent contagion 
(par. 53) the issue should in no case exceed the actual necessity of the men. It is not in- 
tended to replace every article lost— only such as may be necessary for their health and 
comfort; and such issues will be clothing in kind, not in payment of money. (See decis- 
ion of Second Comptroller, sec. 490.) 



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FORM 7. 



Form 7. 

REQUISITION. 

[Hef erred to in paragraph 18.] 

Marine Barracks, 
Baltimore, Aid., February 4, 1690. 
Sir : There are required for the use of this command the following articles 
to be shipped to Baltimore, Md. 



TSo 


or quan- 
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1G 


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10 


Ten .... 


10 


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10 


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10 


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10 


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10 


Ten .... 



ARTICLES. 



Sizes. 



Undress caps 

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Fatigue jackets 

Pairs of trousers, welted. 

Flannel shirts 

Under shirts 

Shoes, pairs 



5 6h, 5 6| 
5 1, 5 2 .. 
5 1, 5 2.. 
5 3, 5 4 . . 

10 2 

10 2 



6 10. 4 11 . 



No. and sizes on hand. 



2 1 1, 1 2. 



1 2. 



10 10 2. 
5 3 10,2 11. 



Respectfully yours, 



To 



R. V., 

Captain U. S. M. C, in charge of clothing. 



Assistant Quartermaster U. S. M. C, PhiJadeljjhia, Pa. 
Approved and forwarded. 

G. L. 
Major U. S. M. C, Commanding Post. 
Forwarded. 

R. W. S. 
Commodore U. S. X., Commandant. 



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69 



Form 11. 

ACCOUNT OF SALES. 

(Referred to in paragraphs 63 and 111.) 

ACCOUNT OF SALES of Marine Clothing sold by public auction at Ma- 
rine Barracks, Baltimore, Md., March 4, 1890, under the direction of Major G. 
L. U. S. M. C. 



No. or quantity. 


ARTICLES. 


Purchaser. 


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I certify the above bill of sale to be accurate and just. 

S. S., Auctioneer. 

Marine Barracks, 

Baltimore, Md., March 4, 1890. 

I certify that the above-enumerated articles were sold at public auction 

as above stated, pursuant to directions received from the Quartermaster, 

and the amount received therefrom, after deducting the expenses of the 

sale (the voucher for which is filed herewith), transmitted this day to 

, Quartermaster U. S. Marine Corps. 

G. L., 
Major U. S. M. C, 

Comdg. Post. 

NOTES. 

To be in triplicate. One, with net proceeds, sent by next mail to Quartermaster ; one to 
the Chief of the Bureau of Provisions and Clothing, with the return, and one to be re- 
tained by officer. 

An account, in this form, should be prepared At every sale of public property. 

"Government employes and soldiers employed as auctioneers are not entitled to any fees 
in the latter capacity "—Dec. Second Compt., sec. 848. 



70 



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Form 13. 

INDIVIDUAL REQUISITION AND RECEIPT BOOK. 
(Referred to in paragraph 47.) 



506. 



74 FORM 13. 



INSTRUCTIONS TO BE FOUND ON INSIDE OF COVER OP 
REQUISITION AND RECEIPT BOOK. 

1. Immediately on receiving his requisition-book, the soldier should enter 
into the recapitulation-table an account of all the regular issues which ap- 
pear charged against him on the books of the officer in charge of clothing 
at his station : and thereafter, at the end of every quarter of his enlistment, 
should be entered the articles required and received during the quarter, 
always exercising the greatest care to enter articles under their proper heads. 

2. Before entering a requisition, he will ascertain from the officerin charge 
of clothing if the number and size of the articles he requires are in the store- 
room and will be issued to him. If the articles can be obtained, he will enter 
his requisition and receipt, according to form given. When a soldier can 
not write, he will call upon some comrade, other than the non-commissioned 
officer or private connected with the clothing-room, to enter his requisition 
for him and to icitness ' ; his mark." 

3. But one article shall be entered on any one Tine, and the number shall be 
stated in words as well as in figures. 

4. The first entry shall be made on the line next after the one on which the 
requisition and receipt is completed ; the next entry on the line following, 
and so on, leaving no blank lines, until all the articles required are entered, 
when the requisition and receipt will be signed on the next line after the last 
article entered. 

5. When "extra" articles are required, the usual requisition and receipt 
will be entered and signed, and on its face the word "Extra" will be written. 

0. Should an error be made in entering the number or kind of any article 
the requisition will not be signed, but will be marked u Void" on its face, 
and a fresh requisition entered and duly signed as described. 

7. NO ERASURES, ALTERATIONS, OR INTERLINEATIONS WILL BE ADMISSIBLE 
IN THE REQUISITION AND RECEIPT BOOK UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES 

whatever. Every soldier should remember that it is to his interest to take care 
that his book is at all times correctly, neatly, and securely kept. 



FORM 13. 7£> 



CLOTHING REQUISITIONS AND RECEIPTS. 

Required and received, this 5th day of January, 1890, of Captain R. V.„ 
U. S. M. C, in charge of clothing at Baltimore, Md. — 
(1) One undress cap. 
(4) Four pairs of gloves. 
(1) One pair of shoes. 

his 
E. -f F., Private U. S. M. CV 
Witness : mark. 

C. C, Private U. S. M. C. 



Required and received, this 20th day of March, 1890, of Captain R. Y. ? 
U. S. M. C, in charge of clothing at Baltimore, Md. — 

~. I (1) One pair woolen trousers. 
"§ (1) ODe pair woolen socks. 
- | (1) One pair socks. 



Required and received, this 20th day of March, 1890, of Captain R. V.^ 
U. S. M. C, in charge of clothing at Baltimore, Md. — 

(1) One pair woolen trousers. 
(1) One pair woolen socks. 
(1) One pair shoes. 

his 
E. + F., Private U. S. 21. O. 
Witness : - mark. 

R. S. H., Private U. S. 21. C. 



76 



FORM 13. 



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Form 13 b. 

PRICE-LIST OF SPRINGFIELD RIFLE. 

MODEL 1884, CAL. .45. 
[Referred to in paragraph 74.] 



COMPONENTS. 



Price. 



COMPONENTS. 



Price. 



Stock (wood part) $1.15 

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Side-screw washers (2) .06 

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Base complete .76 

Rear-sight leaf j .37 

Leaf-slide 28 

Leaf-slide binding-screw ! .04 

Leaf-slide stop-pin .01 

Leaf complete .72 

Movable base-spring .07 

Rear-sight screw, front .02 

Rear-sight screw, rear ' .01 

Rear-sights complete 1.61 

Barrel (including receiver) 2. 93 

Front-sight .03 

Front-sight pin .01 

Fstractor I .17 

Hinge-pin .11 

Hinge-pin stud .01 

Ejector-spring .02 

Ejector-spring spindle I .02 

Ejector-stud I .02 

Cam-latch ! .15 

Breech-block cap J .04 

Thumb-piece .16 

Cam-latch complete '< .35 

Breech-block 72 

Breech-block cap-screw ' .01 

Firing-pin [ .10 



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Firing-pin screw 

Cam- atch spring 

Breech-block complete . 
Breech-screw 

Barrel assembled 

Barrelcomplete, with rear-sight. . 

Tang-screw ,, 

Upper band 

Cpper band sling-swivel 

Upper band stacking-swivel 

Upper band swivel-pin 

Upper band complete 

Lower band 

I Lock-plate 

Main-spring 

Main-spring swivel 

i Main-spring swivel-rivet 

Hammer 

Tumbler 

! Tumbler-screw 

Bridle 

Bridle-screw 

1 Sear-screw 

Sear-spring 

Sear-spring screw 

Lock complete 

Side-screws (2) 

Ramrod .*. 

Bayonet 

Bayonet-clasp 

Bayonet-clasp screw 

Bayonet-clasp stop-screw 

Bayonet complete 

Front-sight cover 

Front-sight screw 

Rifle complete 

Appendages. 

Headless-shell extractor, with drift 

(one for each arm) 

Screw-driver, model 1879 (one for. 

each arm) 

Tumbler-punch (one for every five 

arms) 

Spring-vise (one for every twenty 

arms) 

Wood wiping-rod (one for each 

arm) 



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FORM 14. 



79 



(In Duplicate.) 

Form No. 14. 

MONTHLY STATEMENT OF CLOTHING. 

[Referred to in paragraph 33.] 

Quantify and sizes of articles of Clothing on hand 

1S9 , at 



Quantity. 



ARTICLES. 



6i C| 



02 



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7f 7| 



Black helmets 

White helmets 

Undres* caps 

Storru caps 

Fatigue canvas caps 



Sizes 



Gloves 

Shoes, hand-sewed 

Arctic shoes 

Canvas leggins 



7 8 ' 9 , 10 11 



Sizes 

Linen collars 



13 134- 



14 J 15 J 15*; 16 



16J 



Sizes 



12 3 



Full-dress coats 

Undress coats 

Fatigue canvas coats 

Fatigue jackets 

Overcoats 

"Welted woolen trousers. 
Plain woolen troupers. . . 
Fatigue canvas trousers 

Linen trousers 

Flannel shirts 

Undershirts 

Drawers 

Socks, woolen 

Socks, cotton 

Blankets 



lst-sergeant chevrons (sets). 
Sergeant chevrons (sets). 
Corporal chevrons (sets). 
Service chevrons (sets). 
Suspenders. 



To 



U. S. M. C, in charge of Clothing, eto. 



Quartermaster, U. S. M. C, 



80 



FORM 14. 



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(In Duplicate.) 

Form No. 15. 

xMONTHLY STATEMENT OF ARMS AND ACCOUTREMENTS. 

[Referred to in paragraph 33.] 
ARMS and accoutrements on hand , 189 — , at . 



Xiiinber. 



Articles. 



Condition. 



Springfield rifles, model 1884, cal. .45 

(U.S.A.). 
Springfield rifles, model 1879, cal. .45 
(U.S.M.O.). 

Kifle slings 

Bayonets 

Bayonet scabbards 

SWords : 

Sergeants' 

Musicians' 

Frogs 

Cartridge boxes 

Waist belts 

Waist plate3 

Crescents and straps (pairs) 

Devices and shields 

Clothing bags (complete) 

Haversacks and straps 

Canteens 

Drums : 

Complete 

Heads (batter) 

Heads (snare) 

Slings 

Snares (sets) 

Sticks (pairs) 

Stick-carriages 

Keys 

Meat cans 

Knives '. 

Forks 

Spoons 

1 ' F " trumpets 

Trumpet slings 



Remarks. 



To 



— . U. S. M. C, in charge of Arms, etc. 

— Quartermaster, U. S. 21. C. 



7 75 6 



82 



FORM 15. 



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FORM 16. 



83 



[L\ Duplicate.] 

Form 16. 

QUARTERLY RETURN OF FURNITURE. 

|Eeferred to in paragraph 93.] 

Marine Barracks, 

U. S. Kavy Yard, , 189-. 

Sir: I respectfully submit the following return of furniture pertaining 
to quarters occupied by officers while on duty at this post, for the quar« 
ter ending , 189-. 



Respectfully, 



Commanding Post. 



ARTICLES. 



No 


LOCATION. 


COST. j DATE OF SUPPLY. 


No 




Description. 


Dolls. Cts. 


[ 

Month. Day. 


Tear. 


Marked. 



















, U. S. M. C. 

Marine Barracks, , 189-. 



To Major 



Commanding Post. 



Quartermaster, U. S. M. C, Washington, D. C. 



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85 



[In Duplicate.] 



Form 17. 

RECEIPT FOR FURNITURE. 

fReferred to in paragraph 14.] 



Marine Barracks, 

, 189-. 



Sir : I respectfully transmit the following receipt, signed by 



, U. S. M. C, for articles of furniture delivered to him by me this 



day, pertaining to quarters occupied by him while on duty at this post. 
Respectfully, 

Commanding Post. 



Marine Barracks, 



J 89-. 



Received this day, from 



U. S. M. C, the following de- 



scribed articles of furniture, for use in quarters occupied by me while on 
duty at this post. 



ARTICLES. 



No. 


LOCATION. 


COST. 


DATE OF SUPPLY. 


No. 


Description. 


Dolls. 


Cts. 


Month. 


Day. 


Year. 


Marked. 



















Marine Barracks, 
Approved and forwarded : 

Major , 

Quartermaster U. S. M. C, Washington, D. C. 



-, U. S. M. C. 

, 189-. 



Commanding Post. 



86 



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FORM 18. 87 



[In Triplicate.] 

Form 18, 



INVENTORY OF FURNITURE. 

[Referred to in paragraph. 15.] 

Marine Barracks, 



189-. 



Gentlemen: You will make a strict and careful inventory of all articles 

of furniture pertaining to quarters occupied by , U. S. M. C, 

andvreport in triplicate, giving a description of the articles, their cost, the 
length of time they have been in use, and their present condition. You 
will also report whether there is reason to believe that proper care has not 
been taken in the preservation of any of the articles, and if so, in whose 
use the furniture was at that time, and the amount of damage through suck 
want of care. You will also report all missing articles, their description 
and cost. 

Respectfully, 



Commanding Post. 
To 



FORM 18. 



89 



Form 1§— Continued. 

Marine Barracks, 



189-. 



Sir: In obedience to your order of the 



we have made a 



strict and careful inventory of the furniture pertaining to quarters occupied 
by , U. S, M. C, and respectfully report as follows: 



ARTICLES. 



No. ON 
HAND. 



DESCRIPTION. 



Cost. 



now LONG 
IN UfeE. 



Dolls. Cts. Years. Mos 



CONDITIONS. 



No. 

MISSINO. 



Eespectfully, 



To 



, U. S. M. C, Commanding Post. 



Approved and forwarded; 



-, 189-. 



Commanding Post. 



90 



FORM 18. 



3 



FORM 19. 91 



[In Triplicate. J 

Form 19. 



SURVEY OF FURNITURE. 

[Referred to in paragraph 56.] 

Maeixe Barracks, 






, 189-. 

Sir : I respectfully request that a survey be ordered on the articles of 
furniture described in the annexed list, and pertaining to quarters occupied 

by under the cognizance of the Quartermaster's Department,. 

U. S. M. C, which articles I believe to be unfit for use. 
Respectfully, 



, U. S. M. C. 

To , 

U. S. 21. C, Commanding Post 



Gentlemen : You will hold a strict and careful survey on the articles 
described in the following list, referred to above, and report, in triplicate, 
their condition. If, in your judgment, they are unfit for use, you will 
state, fully, the particulars in which they are so ; state how long they have- 
been in use, and whether there is reason to believe that proper care has 
not been taken in their preservation, and if so, in whose use the furniture 
was at that time, as well as the amount of supposed damage through want 
of proper care. You will also state the cost of the furniture, and the dis- 
position recommended to be made of each article. 
Respectfully, 



U. S. M. C, Commanding Post. 
To , 



FORM 19. 



93 



Form 1S»— Continued. 

Marine Barracks, 



Sir: In obedience to your order of 



, 189-. 

we have held a strict 



and careful survey on the articles of furniture therein mentioned pertain- 
ing to quarters occupied by under the cognizance of the 

Quartermaster, U. S. M. C, and we respectfully report as follows: 



ARTICLES. 



No. 



LOCATION. 
DESCRIPTION. 



How long in use. 



Years. Months. 



Disposition 
recommended. 



Respectfully, 



To 



U. S. 21. C, Commanding Post. 

Marine Barracks, 



-, 189- 



.Approved and forwarded 



U. S. M. C, Commanding Post. 



94 



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the Quarter end- 



Classes. 



Barrack furniture and equipage. 



Date. 



Xo. of 
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FROM WHOM RECEIVED. 



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Total issued, expended, etc 
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the Quarter end- 



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the quarter end- 

















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issued, aud remaining on hand at Marine Barrack 
ins . 18—. 



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U. S. M. C, Commanding Post. 



(in duplicate.) 



104 



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FORM 22. 



105 



Form 22. 

[Referred to in paragraph 134.] 

CONSOLIDATED REQUISITION for fuel for officers, offices, enlisted men, 
$c. s at Marine Barracks, < — , for ending , 18 — . 



FOR WHOM RE- 
QUIRED. 



XOS. 



MOXTHLY ALLOW- 
AXCE. 



COEDS. FEET. INCHES, 



TOTAL. 



I certify that tlie above requisition is correct and just. 



Commanding Post. 



106 



FORM 23. 



Form 23. 

[Referred to in paragraph 134] 
RETURN OF FUEL at the Marine Barracks, , for the Quarter ending 



189- 



Commanding. 



DATE. 



FROM WHOM RECEIVED 
AXD TO WHOM ISSUED. 



On hand 



Received from 
Contractor. 



Issued to troops 

Issued to hospital 

Issued to guardrooms. 
Issued to offices 



Remaining on band. 



Cords. 



Feet. Inches. 



Tons. Pounds. 



Marine Barracks, 
U. S. Xavy Yard, 



Commanding Post. 



-, 169—. 



FORM 24. 



107 



[IN duplicate. 1 



Form 24. 

[Referred to in paragraph 123. ] 



REQUISITION for forage for 

T. 5. Marine Corp, at 

, 189 



Private Horses in the service of , 

for days, commencing the of 

and ending the of , 189 — . 





cm 

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5 

3 


DAILY ALLOWANCE 
FOE EACH. 


TOTAL ALLOWANCE. 




DATE. 


CORN. 


OATS. 


HAT. 


STRAW 


CORN.! OATS. 

1 


HAT. 


STRAW 


REMARKS. 




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I certify, on honor, that the above requisition is correct and just; 
that I have not drawn forage for any part of the time above charged, 
and actually keep and own the animals for which forage is required at the 
Post or Station where I am on duty. 



Received at 



the 



day of 



189—, of 



Quartermaster United States Marine Corps, pounds of corn, 

pounds of oats, pounds of hay, pounds of straw, in full of 

the above requisition. 

M , 

Will please fill the above requisition as per agreement, and send bill to* 
this office. 



Major and Quartermaster, U. S. M. C. 



108 



FORM 25. 



[IS DUPLICATE.] 



Form 25. 

[Referred to in paragraph 123.] 



REQUISITION for forage for public horses in the service of — 

Corps, at ,for days, commencing the of 

ending the of , 18^ — . 



U. 8. Marine 

— , and 





J 


DAIL FOR EACH AXCE TOTAL ALLOWANCE. 


REMARKS. 


DATE. 


CO EX. 


OATS. 


HAT. 


STRAW 


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I certify, on honor, that the above requisition is correct and just; that 
forage has not been previously drawn for any part of the time above charged, 
and the animal for which forage is required is a public horse in the service 
of the U. S. Marine Corps. 



-, the 



dav of 



Received at 

termaster United States Marine Corps 

of oats. pounds of hay, 

requisition. 



, 189—, of 
pounds of corn 



. Quar- 
pounds 



pounds of straw, in full of the above 



M . 

Will please fill the above requisition as per agreement, and send bill to 
this office. 



APPENDIX. 



109 



A SPECIAL REQUISITION. 



Ill 



A. 

SPECIAL REQUISITION. 

FULL-DRESS COATS, UNDRESS COATS, FATIGUE JACKETS, AND 

OVERCOATS. 



Marine Barracks, 



Sir : There is required for issue at this post oue 
following measurements, viz : 



-, 1S9-. 
to be cut to the 



NAME. 


RANK. 


No. 
1 




Inches. 






Length from base of collar 




' 




2 


to mark on back seam. 
Leneth from base of collar 








DIRECTION'S TO BE OBSERVED IN TAKING 




to waist 




MEASUREMENTS FOR SPECIAL SIZES OF FULL- 








DRESS COATS. UNDRESS COATS, FATIGUE 


3 


Leng-th of coat from base of 




JACKETS, AND OVERCOATS. 




collar to bottom of skirt. 




Place the party to be measured in an up- 
right and natural position, coat buttoned, 


4 


Distance from center seam, 






base of collar, to mark in 




and hands upon each hip. 




front of arm at bottom of 




Placethe tape-measure across the shoulders 




arm-hole. 




at base of collar, passing the ends over and 








around the arms and straight back across 


5 


Distance from mark in front 




the center back seam, marking with chalk 
where the measure crosses said seam ; also 




of arm-hole to mark on 






center back seam. 




marking with chalk on each breast, on aline 








•with the front of the arm, and in a direct 


6 


From mark to mark on 




line with the tape-measure as it touches the 




breast, front of arms. 




bottom of the arm-hole. Then take the 








measures in the order as indicated by the 


7 


Length of sleeves from cen- 




numbers 1, 2. 3, 4, etc. 




ter back seam. 




The length of waist and skirt should be 










8 






base of collar. 








9 

10 
11 
















Height of man 





To Capt. — 
A. Q. M. 



U. S. M. C, PMladetyhia, Pa. 



112 



B — SPECIAL REQUISITION. 



B. 

SPECIAL REQUISITION. 
WOOLEN AND LINEN TROUSERS. 



Marine Barracks, 



Sir : There is required for issue at this post one pair of 
to be cut according to the following measurements, viz: 



189-. 



trousers, 



XAME. 



EAXK. i Xo. 



Length outside seam from 
•waist to bottom. 



Inside seam 

Around -waist 

Around seat (largest part) . 



Inches. 



To Captain 



A. Q. M., U. S. M. C, Philadelphia, Pa. 



C — S1ECIAL REQUISITION. 



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SPECIAL REQUISITION. 
CANTON FLANNEL DRAWERS. 
Marine Barracks, - 



-, 189-. 



Sir : There is required for issue at this post one pair of canton flannel 
drawers, to be cut according to the following measurements, viz : 



NAME. 


EANK.. 


No. 




Inches. 






1 

2 
3 

































To Captain 



A. Q. M., U. S. M. C, Philadelphia, Pa. 
775 8 



114 



D — SPECIAL REQUISITION. 



SPECIAL REQUISITION. 
FLANNEL SHIRTS. 

Marine Barracks, 



, , 189-. 

Sir : There is required for issue at this post one flannel shirt, to be cut 
according to the following measurements, viz : 



NAME. 



RANK. 


No. 




Inches. 




1 
2 
3 
4 


Full length from base of collar 






























> 




> j 




j 



To Captain 



A. Q. M„ U. S. M. C, Philadelphia, Pa. 



E MEASURING FOR CLOTHING. 



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DIRECTIONS FOR MEASURING FOR U. S. MARINE CLOTHING. 

direction's to be observed ix taking measurements for special sizes of full- 
dkess Coats, Undress Coats, Fatigue Jackets, and Overcoats. 

Place the party to be measured in an upright and natural position, coat buttoned. 

Place the tape-measure across the shoulders at base of collar, passing the ends over and 
around the arms and stiaight back across the center back seam, marking with chalk 
where the measure crosses said seam; also marking with chalk on each breast, on a line 
with the front of the arm, and in a direct line with the tape-measure as it touches the bot- 
tom of the arm-hole. Then take the measures in the order as indicated by the numbers 
1 2 3, 4 etc. 

' The length of waist and skirt should be down the center back seam, commencing at base of 
collar. 




Length from base of collar (A) to mark on baciv seam 

Length from base of collar to waist B 

Length of coat from base of collar to bottom of skirt C 

Distance from center seam, base of collar, to mark in front of arm at bottom of 

arm-hole H 

Distance from mark in front of arm-hole (H) to mark on center back seam 

From mark to mark on breast, front of arms HH 

Length of sleeves: From center back seam to seamE, on to elbow F, then ontoG 

Xeck measure 

Breast measure, around the chest at H 

Waist measure, around the waist at I 

Height of man 

■woolen and linen trousers. 

Length outside seam from waist to bottom, I to M 

Inside seam, from crotch ("N") to bottom 

Around waist at I 

Around seat (largest part) P , 



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